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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Johnston, David (1951-....)
Titre(s) : A brief history of justice [Texte électronique] / David Johnston
Publication : Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (1 texte électronique)
Collection : Brief histories of philosophy
Note(s) : In Wiley online library. - Titre de l'écran-titre (visionné le 6 septembre 2011). - Bibliogr
"A Brief History of Justice traces the development of the idea of justice from the
ancient world until the present day, with special attention to the emergence of the
modern idea of social justice. An accessible introduction to the history of ideas
about justice Shows how complex ideas are anchored in ordinary intuitions about justice
Traces the emergence of the idea of social justice Identifies connections as well
as differences between distributive and corrective justice Offers accessible, concise
introductions to the thought of several leading figures and schools of thought in
the history of philosophy " ; "The idea of justice has been central to political philosophy
since its origin. Indeed, the two towering book-ends to Western political thought
-- Plato's Republic and John Rawls' milestone 1971 publication, A Theory of Justice--
are both essays on justice. Structured around the historical and conceptual relationship
between distributive and corrective justice, ABrief History of Justice traces the
development of this fundamental idea from antiquity to the present day. This wide-ranging,
yet concise book delves deeply into the evolving traditions of justice, from roots
in Babylonian and Hebrew law and Greek political thought to the most prominent contemporary
renderings in the work of Rawls and other modern thinkers, including incisive chapter-length
introductions to the work of Plato, Aristotle, the utilitarians, Kant, and Rawls.
David Johnston weaves a sophisticated, yet accessible, narrative, integrating philosophical
discussion with pressing contemporary questions about justice. With clarity and scholarly
precision, A Brief History of Justice offers readers an invaluable survey of an important
and powerful concept that continues to dominate the field of political philosophy"
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781444397550
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb446629515
Notice n° :
FRBNF44662951
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Table des matières : Front Matter ; Introduction ; Prologue ; The Terrain of Justice ; Teleology and
Tutelage in Plato's ; Aristotle's Theory of Justice ; From Nature to Artifice: Aristotle
to Hobbes ; The Emergence of Utility ; Kant's Theory of Justice ; The Idea of Social
Justice ; The Theory of Justice as Fairness ; Epilogue ; Glossary of Names ; Source
Notes ; Index.
Machine generated contents note: Introduction. ; Prologue: From the Standard Model
to a Sense of Justice. ; 1: The Terrain of Justice. ; 2: Teleology and Tutelage
in Plato's Republic. ; 3: Aristotle's Theory of Justice. ; 4: From Nature to Artifice:
Aristotle to Hobbes. ; 5: The Emergence of Utility. ; 6: Kant's Theory of Justice.
; 7: The Idea of Social Justice. ; 8: The Theory of Justice as Fairness. ; Epilogue:
From Social Justice to Global Justice? ; Source Notes. ; Glossary of Names. ; Index.
